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"That really eats me up."
"That really eating me up."
What does these two sentences mean?
Any differences?

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"That really eats me up."

This means that something is really bothering you. It is causing you a lot of distress.

"It really eats me up how Joe is always bragging about his new car."

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"That really eating me up."

The sentence should read, "That IS really eating me up", and means about the same thing as the other one.

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